Fertilizer-distributer.



PATBNTED SEPT. 13, 1904.

J. H. HOWARD.

, FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 1, 1904.

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PATENT JAMES H. HOWARD, OF EATONTON, GEORGIA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTED?- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,174, dated September 13, 1904. Application filed July 1, 1904 Serial No. 214.860. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, JAMEs H. HowARD,a citizen of the United States, residing at Eatonton, in the county of Putnam and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer-Distributers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improved fertilizer-distributer for opening drills and depositing fertilizer therein; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of bodying my improvements, showing the same attached to a plow-stock and in operative position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, taken on the plane indicated by the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on a plane intersecting the hopper.

The plow-stock here shown is of ordinary form and comprises the beam land the standard 2. On the rear end of the plow-stock is fitted a saddle-plate 3, which is provided with depending side flanges 1, that bear on opposite sides of the plow-beam and are formed with rearward extensions 5, which project in rear of the rear end of the plow-beam. The handles 6 of the plow are secured to the rearwardly-extending portions 5 of the saddleplate by means of bolts 7, which also serve to secure rearwardly and downwardly extending bracket-arms 8 to the saddle. On the side flanges of the latter are secured the lower ends of a pair of standard-bars 9 by means of bolts 10, said bolts also extending through the plow-beam and securing the saddle-thereto. v

A hopper 11, which is preferably of the form here shown, is mounted between the upper portions of the standard bars 9 by means of pivots 12. The major portion of the hopper extends in front of the standard-bars. The bottom of the hopper is formed by a metallic spout 13, which is preferably made of suitable sheet metal and projects rearwardly from the hopper, as shown. The rear side of the hopper at its lower end is provided with a discharge-opening 14, which may be opened to any desired extent by means of a gate 141. The latter is here shown as provided with a vertical slot in which is a screw or bolt 15, which secures the same in place. An inclined spout 16, which is open on its front side at its upper portion to receive the rear end of the spout 13, is secured between the rearwardly-extending arms 5 of the sad dleand projects downwardlybelow the plowbeam and immediately in rear of the plowstandard 2. This spout 16 serves to convey the fertilizer discharged therein by the spout 13 to the drill or furrow opened by the plow.

A rocking lever 17, which is preferably angular in form, as here shown, is pivotally mounted on one side of the saddle by means of a pivot-bolt 18. Its front end is pivotally connected by a bolt 19 to the lower end of the link 20, the latter being pivotally connected to the hopper near the front end thereof by a bolt 21. The said link is provided with a series of adjusting-openings 22, in any one of cessively engage the rear end of the rocking lever 17 to rock the lever, and hence cause the latter to impart rocking motion to the hopper. As the tappets 25 successively pass the rear end of the rocking lever thelatter strikes them, so as to jar the hopper, and hence prevent the fertilizer from lodging in the hopper,

the jarring motion of the latter serving to keep the fertilizer constantly in motion and causing it to be evenly distributed into the drill or furrow.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A fertilizer-distributer, comprising in combination with a plow-stock, a saddle secured to the plow-beam and having arms projecting rearwardly therefrom, bracket-arms secured to the arms of the saddle, a tappetwheel mounted between the bracket-arms, an inclined discharge-spout in rear of the plowbeam and secured between the rearwardlyextending arms of the saddle, a rocking lever pivotally mounted on the saddle, standardbars secured to the lever, a rocking hopper mounted between the said standard-bars, and a link connecting the rocking lever to the hopper, substantially as described.

2. A fertilizer-distributer, comprising in combination with a plow-stock, a saddle secured to the plow-beam and having arms projecting rearwardly therefrom, bracket-arms secured to the arms of the saddle, a tappetwheel mounted between the bracket-arms, an inclined discharge-spout in rear of the plowbeam and secured between the rearwardlyextending arms of the saddle, arocking lever pivotally mounted on the saddle, standardbars secured to the lever, a rocking hopper mounted between the said standard-bars, and an adjustable connection between the rocking lever and the hopper to dispose the latter at any initial inclination, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES H. HOWARD. Witnesses:

W. S. SMITH, W. J. DAVENPORT. 

